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Hurricane Milton: President Biden postpones Germany trip

Woodward book: Trump talked with Putin after presidency

Australia: Man convicted for performing outlawed Nazi salute

EU to launch WTO challenge against China's brandy squeeze

German police smash child sexual abuse site

German language body enshrines 'idiot's apostrophe'

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Russian forces launched guided aerial bombs

Ukraine updates: N Koreans 'likely' died fighting for Russia

Experts say Pyongyang is moving from supplying weapons to sending troops for combat experience. DW has the latest.

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Africa

Kenyan team prepare for a training exercise with cones

Kenya: World Cup debut turning point for women's football

After Kenya's historic achievement of reaching the U17 World Cup, change and progress for women's football is possible.

Asia

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2016 BRICS Summit

Can India navigate a China-dominated BRICS?

A notable commonality among BRICS members is their economic ties with China. So, where does this leave India?

Germany

Germany: Surprise SPD resignation puts pressure on party

SPD General Secretary Kevin Kühnert is giving up all political offices. This comes at an inopportune time for the party.

Europe

Two tourists paddle a kayak across a Copenhagen waterway.

How Denmark's capital Copenhagen is built on trust

Nowhere else in Europe do people seem to trust each other more than in Denmark.

Middle East

People on scooters and on foot survey the aftermath of an airstrike in a Lebanese city, with smoke rising from heavily damaged buildings.

Israel-Lebanon conflict explained in charts and maps

Israel is striking targets in Lebanon from the air and ground. DW breaks down the conflict.

North America

USA: Escape from Hurricane Milton in Florida

Dramatic warnings in Florida: areas are evacuated, houses are barricaded and sandbags are distributed.

Latin America

Mexiko, Touristen in Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo

Mexico's work program helps migrants and economy

Mexico has established job programs for migrants that help both, new arrivals and the local economy.

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Climate change

Increased levels of carbon dioxide and other human-caused emissions being released into the atmosphere have caused global surface and ocean temperatures to rise at unprecedented speed.